Real Talk

About Real Talk

Real Talk with Scott Heaney of The Martial Way and Shihan Terry Birkett of Ronin Dojo/Back Street Karate, is a fun show where we choose a topic of interest within Kyokushin Karate and Martial Arts in general and discuss. Nothing too serious and we like to keep it light with lot of laughs. This will be an evolving show and we will be soliciting topic ideas from you!

Publisher

Real Talk

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jan 2021

Latest episode

16 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

67 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2025

   Real Talk 68 - Reunion

   Hosts Scott and Terry discuss life changes, aging in martial arts, training consistency, and ecological learning, offering insights into evolving teaching methods and the realities of combat sports in this reunion episode.

2. 

   16 Jan 2023

   Real Talk 67 - Perspicacity

   The hosts discuss Misogi training, a recent tragedy, and updates on Ronin Life, while also exploring a word of the day.

3. 

   1 Jan 2023

   Real Talk 66 - Happy New Year!

   The hosts reflect on 2022, offering a recap with the hope that listeners enjoy the episode.

Who has been a guest on Real Talk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Whistle Teller
• Shihan Cameron Quinn
• Shihan Gary Bufton
• Andy Allen
• Nicholas Pettas

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

49,958,035

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

10

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.